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at Anderson, S.C., 1897-98, and after July, 1898, he prepared Sunday-school lesson notes for the American Baptist Publication society. The degree of D.D. was conferred on him by William Jewell college in 1872. He was married, Nov. 16, 1864, to Mary Matthews. Of his children, John Mat- thews (q.v.) became an educator, Hellen mar- ried Dr. R. G. Patrick, president of Judson insti- tute, Marion, Ala., and Charles Matthews became assistant to Secretary Langley of the Smithso- nian Institution at Washington, D.C.

MANLY, Fanny Louisa (Louise), educator, was born in Richmond, Va., July 10. 1857 ; daughter of Dr. Basil and Charlotte (Whitfield) Manly. She was educated in Greenville, S.C., and at the Georgetown Female seminary, Ky., where she was graduated in 1875. She then studied the languages under private teachers and for two years in Leipzig, where she went with her brother, George Whitfield Manly, in 1883. Slie taught in schools in Alabama, Kentucky, Florida and North Carolina and was elected a member of the Southern History association, Washington, D.C, 1896, and of the Alabama Historical soci- ety in 1898. She is the author of : Southern Lit- erature (1895), and History of Judson Institute and Histoi-y of Alabama for Children, ready for the press (1901).

MANLY, John, naval officer, was born on Tor Bay, near Torquay, England, in 1733. He be- came a sailor and settled at Marblehead, Massa- cliusetts Bay colony, where he was master of a merchant vessel, and was married, Sept. 27, 1764,

nnder the name of John Russell to Martha Hickman and he and his descend- ants were known at Marblehead by that surname. William Russell of Marblehead was his grandson. General Washington selected him by the advice of Col. John ^ Glover as a captain in the mai'ine serv- ice, Oct. 24, 1775. His first cruise was made as captain of the schooner Lee sailing under the Pine Tree flag of Massac hussetts in November, 1775, before the other cruisers preparing for similar service at Marblehead were ready for sea. He captured the British brig Nancy, Nov. 29, 1775, having on board several brass field pieces, 2000 stand of arms, 100,000 flints, 32 tons of lead and a large quantity of ammunition, tools and utensils, and €ient it into Gloucester harbor, at a time when VU. — 16

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the army was in desperate need of supplies. This was the first British vessel to strike her colors to the American flag in the war of the American Revolution. In December, 1775, he captured two other transports within full sight of the British fleet in Boston harbor and carried his prizes into Plymouth, they being of great value to Washing- ton in his siege of Boston. He was chased into Situate river by the British sloop of war Fa/co7i, where, after grounding his brig, he severely punished the crew of the Falcon who made re- peated efforts to board the brig from barges. In January, 1776, Captain Manly was given command of the armed schooner Hancock and was made commodore of a fleet of six vessels fitted out by order of General Washington. On Jan. 20, 1776, Captain Waters of the Lee, Capt. Samuel Tucker of the Franklin and Captain Dyer of the Harriso7i were commis.sioned, and on Feb. 1, 1776, Captain Ayers of the Lynch, Captain Burke of the Warren and Capt. John Manly of the Hancock received their commissions. Captain Manly was commis- sioned captain in the Continental navy on its organization, April 17, 1776, and on August 24, 1776, was assigned to the command of the frigate Hancock, 32 guns, then on the stocks in Boston. Tliis promotion made him second in the list of captains. While in command of the Han- cock he captured the British sloop of war Fox, 28 guns, in May, 1777, and put her in charge of an American crew, and with the Boston, Captain McNeil, continued the cruise. While the three Americans were off Halifax, June 1, looking for prizes, the Fox was cut out by the British frigate Flora, and the Hancock was captured by the frigate Rainbow and brig Victor while Manly was tacking for position in order to assist the Boston, and before he struck, Captain McNeil sailed away. He was carried to Halifax, thence to England, where he was confined in Mill prison. His conduct was investigated by the naval committee of con- gress, and he was exonerated from all blame, and Captain McNeil was dismissed from the service. Upon being released by the British government in 1779, Captain Manly was given command of the privateer Cuniberland and he was cap- tured by the British frigate Pomona and carried into Barbadoes, but with his crew he managed to escape from the prison and they seized a sloop and reached Martinique. He soon after captured the British brig Fason and with her captured two British privateers in one engagement, July, 1779. He was given command of the U.S. frigate Hague in 1782 and sailed for the West Indies and while at Martinique he was discovered by a British man-of-war, 74 guns, and three ships of the line joined in the attack. To avoid capture Commodore Manly ran his ship on a sand bar, at low tide, and supported their cannonade for